SEPT. 16

SNOWDEN

Oliver Stone returns to political drama, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Shailene Woodley and Zachary Quinto costar.

BLAIR WITCH

The scene of the crime is returned to in this latest sequel to the 1999 found-footage megahit.

BRIDGET JONES’S BABY

Renée Zellweger returns as the now not-so-young Englishwoman, with a lot more than romance on her mind. Patrick Dempsey and Colin Firth vie for her affections.

SEPT. 23

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

This remake of the classic 1960 western, itself a remake of the Japanese classic “The Seven Samurai,’’ stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D’Onofrio.

QUEEN OF KATWELupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo star in this based-on-fact story of a Ugandan girl (Madina Nalwanga) seeking to become a chess champion.

THE DRESSMAKER

In 1950s Australia, the title character returns to the rural town where she grew up. Kate Winslet stars, with support from Liam Hemsworth and Judy Davis. Based on Rosalie Ham’s novel.

STORKS

Andy Samberg and Jennifer Aniston provide voice talent in this animated feature about everyone’s favorite baby-delivering system.

THE FREE WORLD

Boyd Holbrook and Elisabeth Moss star as an ex-con and housewife who fall in love. Octavia Spencer costars.

GOAT

Pledging the same college fraternity, two brothers find their relationship sorely tested. Ben Schnetzer and Nick Jonas star.

SEPT. 30

DEEPWATER HORIZON

The real-life story of the oil-rig explosion that led to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Dylan O’Brien, Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, and Kurt Russell head the cast.

MASTERMINDS

Another based-on-fact story, this one a comedy about a 1997 armored-car robbery. On hand are Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Jones, and Zach Galifianakis.

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

If the title of this fantasy adventure sounds very Tim Burton, that might be because he directed. Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, and Allison Janney head a juicy cast.

OTHER SEPTEMBER OPENINGS:

MAX ROSE AND DEMON

OCT. 7

THE BIRTH OF A NATION

Nate Parker directed, co-wrote, and stars in this retelling of the story of Nat Turner, who led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. Armie Hammer and Aja Naomi King costar.

DENIAL

Rachel Weisz stars in this based-on-fact story of historian Deborah Lipstadt’s suit against Holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall).

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Emily Blunt plays the title character in this mystery-thriller based on Paula Hawkins’s novel. Tate Taylor directed.

OCT. 14

THE ACCOUNTANT

Ben Affleck plays a CPA who uses his skills for some highly non-accountable clients. Also on hand are Anna Kendrick, Jon Berthal, J.K. Simmons, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor.

KEVIN HART: WHAT NOW?

Another concert go-round for the popular comedian. This time he performs for a crowd of 50,000. Halle Berry helps out.

AMERICAN HONEY

A comedy-drama about a teenager (Sasha Lane) who joins a company selling magazine subscriptions. Will she fall for co-worker Shia LaBeouf?

DESIERTO

Jonás Cuarón directed and co-wrote this thriller about Mexican immigrants running afoul of a racist border guard. Gael García Bernal stars.

OCT. 21

JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK

Tom Cruise returns as Lee Child’s crime-solving former Army major. This time, he’s up against a possible widespread government conspiracy.

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES

Events take a comically bizarre turn when a suburban couple discover their neighbors are spies. Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, and Zach Galifianakis star.

AQUARIUS

A retired widow, Clara (Sonia Braga), defends her home from a developer in Recife, Brazil.

TYLER PERRY’S BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN

Everyone’s favorite annoying old lady gets into the holiday spirit — but with more treats or tricks?

OCT. 28

AMERICAN PASTORAL

Ewan McGregor directed and stars in this adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Connelly costar.

CERTAIN WOMEN

Kelly Reichardt directed this tale of three very different females in rural Montana. Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, and Michelle Williams star.

INFERNO

Tom Hanks is back as Harvard “symbologist’’ Robert Langdon — who this time has amnesia — in Ron Howard’s adapation of Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller.

BEING 17

André Téchiné directed this drama about two adolescent boys who learn about their sexuality when forced to live in the same household.

OTHER OCTOBER OPENINGS:

GIRL ASLEEP, A MAN CALLED OVE, MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE, MISS HOKUSAI, OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL, RINGS

NOV. 4

BLEED FOR THIS

In this biopic, Miles Teller stars as boxing champ Vinny Pazienza. Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, and Ciarán Hinds costar.

DOCTOR STRANGE

Benedict Cumberbatch, as the title character, battles supernatural bad guys with the help of Rachel McAdams, in this latest offering from Marvel Studios.

HACKSAW RIDGE

Andrew Garfield stars as Desmond Doss, who as a medic during the Battle of Okinawa was the first conscientious objector to win a Medal of Honor. Mel Gibson directed.

TROLLS

Things get complicated in Nordic regions in this animated feature about the mythical creatures. Featuring the voices of Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, James Corden, and Justin Timberlake.

NOV. 11

ARRIVAL

Aliens have landed. Can linguist Amy Adams, mathematician Jeremy Renner, and Army colonel Forrest Whitaker save the day? Denis Villeneuve (“Sicario’’) directed.

BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK

Ang Lee directed this drama about a young veteran’s very different experiences in Iraq and at home. Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, and Vin Diesel star.

LOVING

The real-life story of a Virginia couple (Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton) whose Supreme Court case led to the legalization of interracial marriage throughout the United States.

MOONLIGHT

The talk of the Telluride Film Festival, this drama follows the coming of age of a young African-American male in Miami. Trevante Rhodes, Naomie Harris, and Janelle Monáe star.

ALI AND NINO

In Baku a century ago, a Christian and Muslim fall in love. Oscar winner Asif Kapadia (“Amy’’) directed this adaptation of Kurban Said’s novel.

ALMOST CHRISTMAS

It’s the first Thanksgiving after the family matriarch has died. Expect tears and laughter. Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps, and Mo’Nique star.

SHUT IN

A winter storm. Rural New England. A missing boy. A child psychologist. It’s a thriller. Naomi Watts stars.

NOV. 18

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Eddie Redmayne stars as Newt Scamander in this much-anticipated “Harry Potter’’ prequel (or is it a spinoff?). David Yates directed.

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN

High school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) is at a loss when her best friend (Haley Lu Richardson) and older brother (Blake Jenner) start dating.

NOV. 23

Elle

When video-game executive Isabelle Huppert is assaulted in her home, she engages in a game of a different sort, pursuing her attacker. Paul Verhoeven directed.

MOANA

The big news about this Disney animated feature about a young Polynesian woman braving the Pacific? Lin-Manuel Miranda, of “Hamilton’’ fame, co-wrote the songs.

ALLIED

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in this story of love and espionage during World War II. Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump’’) directed.

BAD SANTA 2

It’s been 13 years since the original, and you can bet that Billy Bob Thornton’s unsaintly St. Nick, Willie T. Stokes, hasn’t aged well.

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

Tom Ford (“A Single Man’’) directed a stellar cast — Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, Jake Gylenhaal, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney — in this thriller about a novel that’s more prediction than fiction.

RULES DON’T APPLY

After a 15-year hiatus, Warren Beatty returns to writing and directing. He plays Howard Hughes, overseeing a romance between his employees Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins.

NOV. 25

LION

Twenty-five years after leaving the streets of Calcutta to be adopted by an Australian couple, a young man searches for his original family. Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman star.

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

A man returns to the North Shore to raise his orphaned nephew. Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams star. Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count on Me’’) wrote and directed.

OTHER NOVEMBER OPENINGS: EVOLUTION, THE LOVE WITCH

DEC. 2

KIDNAP

Halle Berry’s son is kidnapped. She will get him back.

THINGS TO COME

Isabelle Huppert plays a philosophy professor who faces a series of grave personal crises.

DEC. 9

LA LA LAND

Damien Chazelle (“Whiplash’’) directed this highly touted musical about a jazz musician (Ryan Gosling) and actress (Emma Stone) falling in love in Los Angeles.

THE BYE-BYE MAN

Is money the root of all evil? Actually, the title character may be. Or so a trio of college students accidentally find out. Look for Faye Dunaway and Carrie-Anne Moss in supporting roles.

MISS SLOANE

Jessica Chastain plays the title character, a high-powered Washington lobbyist trying to get gun-control legislation passed.

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

Pass the eggnog, heavy on the nog. The title is self-explanatory, no? Holiday revelers include Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Olivia Munn, and Jason Bateman.

DEC. 16

COLLATERAL BEAUTY

Will Smith stars as an advertising executive sent on a downward path by a personal tragedy. Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, and Edward Norton costar.

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

In this prequel, set before “A New Hope,’’ the Rebel Alliance is out to get plans for the Death Star. Felicity Jones and Riz Ahmed star. James Earl Jones returns as the voice of Darth Vader.

DEC. 21

ASSASSIN’S CREED

The popular video game about an age-old war between Assassins and Templars comes to the screen. Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, and Brendan Gleeson star.

PASSENGERS

A spaceship traveling to a distant planet has a malfunction in the suspended-animation chamber. What will Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, and Michael Sheen do?

PATRIOTS DAY

This drama relives the Marathon bombing. Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Benoist, Michelle Monaghan, and John Goodman (as Police Commissioner Ed Davis) star.

SING

Buster, a koala, decides to hold a singing competition to help attendance at his theater. Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson head the list of vocal talent for this animated feature.

THE SPACE BETWEEN US

What happens when the first human born on Mars visits Earth? He falls in love, of course. Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Gary Oldman, and Carla Gugino star.

TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMEN

Mike Mills (“Beginners’’) directed this comedy drama about a trio of women — Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig — coming to grips with Los Angeles in the late ’70s.

DEC. 23

I, DANIEL BLAKE

Ken Loach directed this drama about a carpenter who has to go on disability after a work-related injury. Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year.

DEC. 25

FENCES

Denzel Washington directed and stars in this adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about African-American life in Pittsburgh during the 1950s. Viola Davis costars.

GOLD

Matthew McConaughey and Édgar Ramírez play fortune hunters looking in the jungles of Borneo for, yes, gold. Bryce Dallas Howard costars.

WHY HIM?

In this comedy, the testosterone level spikes when Silicon Valley mogul James Franco dates the daughter of overprotective dad Bryan Cranston.

DEC. 28

PATERSON

Jim Jarmusch wrote and directed this comedy-drama about a bus operator (Adam Driver) who writes poetry on the side. Golshifteh Farahani plays his wife.